Startup Porotech debuts native red LED epiwafer for micro-LEDs

Uiversity of Cambridge spin-out Porotech has launched the first product based on its new gallium nitride (GaN) production technique, which it says will transform the electronics industry.

The company describes this as the first commercial native red LED epiwafer for micro-LED applications.

Micro-LED display technology offers a huge improvement on standard display panels due to its optimum brightness, efficiency and image definition, as well as improved lifetime. These benefits are crucial for near-to-eye applications such as augmented reality (AR) and head-mounted displays – a market predicted to be worth tens of billions of dollars over the next five years.